You won't believe how this guy won a million bucks, hon
Listen— I'ma say this once. You know how sometimes you just *need* that Royal Farms chicken? Like, you drivin', and all of a sudden that craving hits you harder than a pothole on Falls Road, and you gotta pull over? Well, some dummy up in Forest Hill, just a stone's throw from us in Baltimore County, did exactly that. Pulled into a Royal Farms, bought a scratch-off ticket, and then totally forgot the whole reason he was there: his fried chicken. The man just wanted some dinner and ended up a millionaire. A *million dollars*, from a ticket he bought at the counter.
### What This Means for Baltimore
Now, I'm not sayin' you gotta go out and start buying up every scratch-off at every corner store from Canton to Catonsville, but this is the kinda story that makes you side-eye every single Royal Farms you pass. Imagine, you just tryna grab a quick dinner, maybe some wooder, and next thing you know, you're set for life.
* This Forest Hill man was just trying to satisfy a fried chicken craving. * He bought a $10 scratch-off ticket at a Royal Farms. * He completely forgot to pick up his actual chicken order. * That $10 ticket turned into a cool million dollars.
Think about it, hon. How many times have you been in line, maybe at the Royal Farms on Eastern Avenue, or down by Cross Street Market, and thought, "Eh, maybe I'll grab a ticket?" This fella didn't even *mean* to hit it big, he was just distracted by the thought of crispy chicken. That's Baltimore, hon — we don't break, we just bend loud. And sometimes, we get rich accidentally while thinkin' about dinner.
Kee Rawlings-Dorsey, MiTL Sports Desk Baltimore.
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